As part of the launch of the new .cymru and .wales domain names, this month we’re announcing a whole host of organisations, public bodies and businesses that will be making the switch as members of our Founders Programme.

The Institute of Welsh Affairs (IWA), Wales’ leading independent think tank, has announced it’s set to adopt the new .cymru and .wales domain names. The domain names will see a shift for the IWA’s main site and its well regarded news analysis site www.clickonwales.org , which receives 250,000 visits a year.

The IWA are the latest in a high profile set of announcements for the new domain names, following organisations such as the Federation of Small Businesses in Wales, and the National Assembly for Wales.

Lee Waters, director of the IWA, said: “The IWA is proud to be amongst the first tranche of Welsh organisations to adopt these Made in Wales domain names.

“The innovation stresses that Wales is a digitally savvy and outward looking nation, while also recognises our distinctiveness to help shape the global perception of Wales. We’ll be supporting the launch by changing our sites to iwa.wales and clickonwales.cymru.”